MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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